CONGRATULATIONS to TEAM YELLOW for winning the Grand Finale of HULT Prize 2018 at Multimedia University. Their hardwork has brought them a coveted secured spot at the regional finale of HULT Prize 2018! We wish them all the best!

Message from Campus Director

"Welcome to HULT Prize at Multimedia University, here is a chance for you to earn a MILLION DOLLAR!" "HULT Prize the largest students' competition of the world and a once-in-a-lifetime experience. It's a start-up accelerator for budding young social entrepreneurs emerging from universities around the world.
As campus director I am looking forward to working with an exceptional team that will dedicate the next few months to help you create inspiring solutions.
Multimedia University is one of the top universities in Malaysia. We have 16,000 students from more than 87 beautiful countries and I firmly believe through HULT Prize, you guys are going to solve some of the most complex issues of the world and transform the lives of 4 billion people. It's not everyday that you get a chance to represent your university by making an impact on the world. So what are you waiting for!! Join now and become part of HULT Prize family!!"

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EVENT DETAIL

Oreantation Day

Time:10:00 AM

Date:Friday, November 17, 2017

Venue:Multipurpose Hall

Location:Multimedia University
Cyberjaya, Selangor,

Additional Info:We had an engagement session with students from MMU newest intake. We wanted to ensure that students are aware of the competition and prepare themselves with teams and ideas to participate in this competition.

Meeting with Academic Board

Time:9:30 AM

Date:Monday, November 20, 2017

Venue:Vice President's Office

Location:Multimedia University
Cyberjaya, Selangore,

Additional Info:Meeting the vice president to get help from all 11 faculties of our university.

Information Session

Time:11:00 AM

Date:Wednesday, November 29, 2017

Venue:FOM XR0001

Location:Multimedia University
Cyberjaya, Selangor,

Additional Info:To help students get a larger view on the ideas and industry after participating in this session. Students ask questions to get to know what to tackle in their ideas and pitching session.
We had two (2) speakers from the industry, coming over to talk to the students about real life entrepreneurial situation and energy crisis.

Prelimanery Round

Time:2:00 PM

Date:Tuesday, December 12, 2017

Venue:STAD Meeting room

Location:Multimedia University
Cyberjaya, Selangore,

Additional Info:158 teams have registered and 149 teams have submitted their executive summary. From the 149 submissions, the judges evaluate and choose the best 10 teams to compete in the campus final.

HULT Prize fair

Time:2:00 PM

Date:Thursday, December 14, 2017

Venue:Multipurpose Hall

Location:Multimedia University
Cyberjaya, Selangore,

Additional Info:9 startup CEO came to our university to share their business ideas. Some of the CEOs even made a business model for our participants so that they can get a clear picture of the real marketing. After the engagement participants were much more confident about their business model.

Workshops

Time:3:00 PM

Date:Friday, December 15, 2017

Venue:FOE BRAR 1020

Location:Multimedia University
Cyberjaya, Selangor,

Additional Info:This is perhaps the most important engagement. This workshop is conducted to ensure that the top 10 teams are ready with their ideas and pitch for final. A one-to-one session between the founder of Plus Solar and the team is conducted for optimum impact.

Campus Final

Time:11:00 AM

Date:Saturday, December 16, 2017

Venue:FCI XR 0001

Location:Multimedia University
Cyberjaya, Selangore,

Additional Info:Top 10 teams pitch their idea. After evaluating the pitching of top 10 teams, our honourable judges closely mark the participating team and decided to award “Team Yellow” the first place who came up with a tremendous idea. The winner for campus final will be representing MMU for the regional stage.

Beneficiaries of our Event

Time:8:00 PM

Date:Wednesday, December 20, 2017

Venue:Al Muntaha Restaurant

Location:Multimedia University
Cyberjaya, Selangore,

Additional Info:We had sourced RM15000 for sponsorship to organize the whole range of events. However given the current refugee crisis especially rohinga, we decided to use RM10000 for organising the event and give away RM5000 for the refugees living in campus in Malaysia. We organised for a meal for them. And asked about their daily struggles due to the lack of basic access to proper energy.

Ann LeeStartup Manager of Selangor Information Technology and E-Commerce Council

Ann involved in several developments in Klang Valley, Malaysia. Ann is one of the pioneer team members of SITEC (Selangor Information Technology and E-Commerce Council) executive unit. She is specialized in building tech-startup community, organizing E commerce and Startup events.

Rosihan Juara BaharuddinCo-Founder of Social Enterprise Academy

Juara is currently the managing director of Pustaka Cipta Sdn Bhd, a publishing house that has been established for more than 32 years, the co-founder of neOOne Associates Sdn Bhd, a human poten1al solu1ons provider and Social Enterprise Academy.
Juara has vast experience in publishing for the past 27 years; overseeing the en1re publishing life cycle. He was once the chief editor of Dewan Kosmik, the first Malay language science and technological magazine, from 1993-1997.

Dr. Berma is currently a member of two national-level research teams commissioned to research and formulates the (a) Science, Technology and Innovation Master Plan for the Government of Malaysia; and the (b) National Rural Development Policy for the Ministry of Rural and Regional Development.
Dr. Berma was appointed by the Honorable Ministers to serve as a member of four national-level consultative committees.

Nigel Sim Boon WeiCo-Founder Chumbaka (Cyberjaya)

He is the co-founded Chumbaka (Cyberjaya) with 2 fellow TFM alumni. Familiar with the start-up world - volunteered as mentors for 3 start-up weekends in KL. He is experienced in coaching students in innovation related competitions. Students have gone on to winning many awards and state, national and even international level.

Ong Chee SiongHead of Business Development Unit, Prime Minister Departmant

Former Secretariat for the Advancement of Malaysian entrepreneurs, Prime Minister Department. Conducts talk and provide guidance for SME on how to prepare Business Proposal and presentation to pitch to the Private investor. He assist and advice fresh graduated, startup and SME on where can they get funding and support from government agencies.

Pavel SarwarCo-Founder & Director of Codex Software Solution Sdn Bhd

Director of UPON Education Research &amp; Development Ltd.
Contributed with Google as a Community Moderator of Google Local Guides Program.
Worked with Google as a Google Crowdsource Representative, Malaysia.
Attended Google Local Guides Summit 2017 at Google HQ, California, San Francisco, USA full funded by Google.

1994 to 2000 Medal Winner at the International Inventions Competition of Geneva.
1997 National Youth of the Year.
1998 Gold Medal Winner at the London International Invention Fair.
2015 Finalist for the MSC Asia Pacific ICT Alliance (APICTA) Award.
2016 National Innovation Award from Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovations (MOSTI).
2017 Runner up for the Swiss Innovation Challenge 2017.

Organizing Committee

In a few short years, the Hult Prize has become one of the most prestigious student competitions in existence today, offering teams unparalleled opportunities and resources. With the goal of educating and engaging students at its core, this truly international prize has created a platform to support the launch of social enterprises that are tackling seemingly intractable global challenges.